Michael Baker-Harber Explained

Michael Baker-Harber
Fullname:Michael James Baker-Harber
Nationality:British
Birth Date:4 October 1945
Birth Place:Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Height:1.80 m
Classes:Soling

Michael James Baker-Harber (5 October 1945 – 25 June 2022) was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Iain MacDonald-Smith and fellow crew member Barry Dunning, they took the 13th place.

Early life and education

Baker-Harber was born at "Lindwell", Northwood, Middlesex, son of James Algerin Charles Baker-Harber (1905-1966) and Pam, née Orr.[1] Baker-Harber's father worked for Marks and Spencer and other department stores including Handley's of Southsea as a display designer, being "a frequent winner of display competitions"; he had served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War,[2] [3] [4] and played for the (English) Nondescripts Cricket Club against Sidmouth in 1949.[5] James Baker-Harber's former wife, Joyce (née Carter), subsequently married the aviator Robert Stanford Tuck.

Baker-Harber was educated at Tonbridge School.[6]

Career

Baker-Harber qualified as a solicitor, becoming partner at Ince & Co., and was president of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association from 2003 to 2006.[7] [8] He was a director of Coulouthros Ltd, a freight and cargo transportation company based in London, and represented Lloyd's of London on behalf of Ince & Co.[9] [10] [11]

He lived on the High Street of Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex,[12] and died on 25 June 2022.[13]

Personal life

His daughter, Victoria, appeared on the reality show Made in Chelsea. She has a daughter with her partner, the American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, who in 2022 was jailed for wire fraud and ordered to pay $86.7 million.[14] [15]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. The Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News- Vol. 69, 1945, p. 464
  2. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35208/page/3835/data.pdf
  3. Web site: Page 2912 Supplement 40175, 14 May 1954 London Gazette The Gazette . 2023-11-15 . www.thegazette.co.uk.
  4. Display, ed. Allan Plowman, Mallard Publishing Company, 1966, p. 36
  5. https://stats.acscricket.com/Archive/Scorecards/1248/1248689.html
  6. The Register of Tonbridge School from 1900 to 1965, ed. C. H. Knott, Tonbridge School, 1966, p. 305
  7. Web site: Past Presidents & Honorary Secretaries of the Association . 2023-11-15 . LMAA . en-US.
  8. The Register of Tonbridge School from 1900 to 1965: ed. C. H. Knott, Tonbridge School (Old Tonbridgian Society), 1966, p. 305
  9. American Maritime Cases, issue 2, 1985, p. 1116
  10. Dead In The Water: Murder and Fraud in the World's Most Secretive Industry, Matthew Campbell, Kit Chellel, Atlantic Books, 2022
  11. Lloyd's of London- A Reputation at Risk, Godfrey Hodgson, Allen Lane, 1984, p. 187
  12. Web site: Michael Baker-Harber Deceased Estates The Gazette . 2023-11-15 . www.thegazette.co.uk.
  13. Web site: 28 June 2022 . In Memoriam . 19 July 2022 . LMAA . en-US.
  14. Web site: May-Williams . Sophie . 2023-03-10 . MIC's Victoria Baker-Harber's life now from blonde makeover to becoming a mum . 2023-11-15 . OK! Magazine . en.
  15. News: Alberge . Dalya . 2022-05-25 . ‘He’s sabotaged his entire life for greed’: the $86m rise and fall of Inigo Philbrick . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-11-15 . 0261-3077.

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